clarify
verb (used with object)
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
clarifies
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present tense formof clarify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The gentler Mr. Conlon clarifies that these “Navy SEALs are humanists. The most essential ingredient is a stance of gratitude and love toward the tradition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The proposed regulations unveiled this week “really clarifies a lot of what employers were waiting for,” said Dorian Smith, leader of Mercer’s law and policy practice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The impact is muted because it instantly clarifies how needlessly trivial everything before it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Locke, 22, jokes that a lot of the time people are just handed producer credits, but clarifies "we actually put some effort in and took it seriously".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
And then when I look at him blankly, he clarifies.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
